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MACHIN F-OR PRESSING GARM'ENTS'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,327, dated July 11, 1893. Application filed April 3, 1893. Serial No. l168,958. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WOLF OHOEN, of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Pressing Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in a device for pressing pants, dac., and consists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and designated in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is. a side elevation of my invention showingthe same mounted on a table with 'parts of said table broken away. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of my invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken on the line A-A of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 3.

I will give a detail description of the operation of my invention in connection with the mechanical description thereof.

Referring to the drawings: 1 indicates a table of the ordinary construction to which my invention is shown applied in operation.

2 indicates a standard which is cast or formed integrally with the base plate3. Said base plate 3 is provided with four or a suitable number of holes or apertures 4 through which bolts such as 5 may be passed in orderto secure said base plate 3 firmly to the tablel 1. The standard 2 is provided with integral arms 6 the free ends of which being provided with holes through which a bolt such as 7 may be inserted for the purpose hereinafter described. K

8 indicates a swinging or horizontally pivoted arm the same being mounted and interposed between the arms 6 in the following manner. The arm 8 is provided on both ends with perforated ears those to the left in Fig. 1 being designated by the numeral 9 and those to the right in said figure designated by the numeral 10. The bolt 7 passes through the holes formed in the arms 6 as described and also passes through the perforated ears 9 of the horizontal swinging or pivoted arm 8 and by this means the said arm 8 is pivoted between the arms 6.

11l indicates another horizontally pivoted arm one end of which is provided with a perforated bearing portion 12 and the opposite end thereof is provided with an internally screw threaded portion 13, and the said portion 12 is pivoted between the perforated ears of arm 8.

It can be readily perceived-from the above description that the arms 8 and 11 are so mounted and constructed that they have a horizontally swinging motion and also that the portion 13 oy the arm 1l can be pushed toward and pull d away from the standard 2. Mounted in the i ternally screw threaded portion 13 is a sc ew threaded shaft 14 to the upper end of -which is a hand wheel 15 which is mounted firmly onsaid screw threaded shaft and by means of said wheel the saidV shaft 14 may be moved up and down in` the screw threaded bearing 13. The lower end of the shaft 14 has a plain cylindrical end 16 and the said shaft is also provided with a shoulder 17.

18 indicates the bar which is provided with a cylindrical head 19 on which is revolubly mounted a cylindrical socket 20 the said socket being provided with circular apertures 21 and the said portion 16 is provided with a circular passage as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The cylindrical socket or thimble 20 is secured to the portion 16 by means of a key 22 (see Fig. 3 for illustration). The lower end of the bar 18 is provided with a passage 23 for the purpose hereinafter described.

24 indicates pivoted clamping jaws which are adapted to embrace the handle 25 of the sad iron 26, (see Fig. 1 for illustration.) The jaws 24 are providedwith perforated ears 27, the same being locked together by means of a key or pin 28, (see Figs. 3 and 4 for illustration.) The pin 2,8 passes through the perforated ears 27 as aforesaid and also the hole 23 of bar 18 and. by the agency of said pin it can be readily perceived that-the clamping jaws 24 are secured to the bar 18. The pin 28 is provided with a manipulating handle 29. 1

Secured to the bar 18 in any suitable and mechanical manner are springs 30 which normally rest, or more specifically the free ends thereof, against almost straight springs 31 secured to arms 32 the said arms 32 being se- IOO cured to the clamping jaws 24, (see Fig. 3 for illustration.) The said arms 32 have their lower portions curved so as to tit around the external surface of the clamping jaws 24, (see Fig. 3 for illustration.)

The object of arms 32 is as follows: When it is desired to open the jaws 24 in order that the handle 25 of the sad iron may be inserted between them it is only necessary for the operator to press the said arms toward the bar 18 illustrated in Fig. 3 and shown in dotted lines in said figure. The springs 30 are for the purpose of automatically closing said jaws and the flat springs 31 are for the purpose of giving increased resiliency, and also lessening the friction as in a manner apparent.

Having given a mechanical description of my invention, I will now proceed to describe the operation of the same, prefacing however t-hat 33 indicates an ironing board of an ordinary construction which is mounted on the table 1. n said ironing table 33 the pants or other garments to be pressed may be located. By means of the hand wheel the sad iron 26 may be brought to the desired pressure on the said garment and by manipulating the handle of the sad iron the said iron may be run over the garments, and by the swinging motion bf the device as hereinbefore described the sad iron 26 may be run over the garments as desired bythe operator.

What I claim is 1. A device for pressing garments, consisting of a stationary support provided with an integral base and stationary horizontal arms, 3 5

a horizontally swinging arm pivoted between said arms, an arm pivoted to said horizontal arm, a screw threaded shaft carried by the latter, normally closed clamping jaws carried by said shaft, and springs for automatically closing said jaws after being opened, substantially as setforth.

2. A device for pressing garments, consisting of a stationary support provided with a perforated integral base and horizontal arms also providedwith perforations, a swinging arm provided at both ends with perforated ears mounted between said horizontal arms, another arm provided with a perforated portion and also an internally screw threaded portion pivoted to said last mentioned arm, a screw threaded shaft mounted in said internally screw threaded portion, a cylindrical thimble mounted on the lower end of said shaft, a bar revolubly mountedin said thimble, normally closed clampingjaws pivotally mounted on said bar, arms carried by said jaws, and springs secured to said bar for automatically7 closing said jaws, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

his WOLF (JHOEN.

mark Witnesses:

HERBERT S. ROBINSON, En. E. LONG-AN. 

